Direction indicator



July 1, 1924. 1,499,888

D. B. SPATZ DIRECTION- INDICATOR Filed Dec. 4, 1922 m atin ?atented July 1, 1924. v

mrao sures PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL n. SPAM, or READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

mancrron nimcn'roa Application filed December 4, 1922. Serial No. 604,702.

rimarily for use on vehicles, and referdhly" such vehicles as are provided wi a source of electrical energy.

The invention consists of a substantially rectangular casing, capable of bein suprted at any convenient point on t e ve- 'cle, where it will be visi'b e from both the front and the rear, and which is provided with a plurality of compartments having transparencies at both the front and rear sides, each compartment containing an illu-. means, independently operable, and eac provided with a direction indication, whereby the driver ma disclose his intention as to direction, to th the observer in the vehicle following, and to the traffic oflicer in front, simultaneously.

The invention is more fully described in the followin specification and. clearlyillustrated in--t e accompanying drawing, in"- which: 7

Figure 1 is a vertical central sectional view of my device. Figure 2 is a front elevational new of the ed e of the casing with the hood removed, an Figure 3 shows a operated, notice will be given to others in front view of the complete device.

The numerall designates a casing of substantially rectangular form, provided with a hood member 2 adapted to form a closure for the open side of the casing. The device may be supported on an sultable portion of the vehicle, as indicated at 3. The casing is formed with a series of artitions 4, horizontally arranged, and divlding the interior into a plurality of compartments and each compartment is provided with a transparent front and rear wall 5 and on the inner faces of these trans arencies, which are preferably colored so t at they are transparent only when a light is provided withinthe compartment, 1 provide a direction indica tion in the form of an arrow, or the word Stop asdesired, the front and rear wall of each com antmentbeing marked alike, so that theind cation marks on their inner surfaces cannot be read from the outside unless the interior of the compartment is illuminated, and when so illuminated, the other indication marks in the other compartments will not be visible.

Between the hood member and the casing 1, I provide a end 6 bent to e on the top surface of the casing, while its lower end 6 is bent in the o osite direction, to lie against the under $1 e of the hood.

The flanges 66' serve to position the plate with relation 'to the casing, and to hold phe lamps carried thereby in central position, each in its respective com artment.

The'casingis provide with a vertical wing 10 on each side, which wings are formed with screw holes 11 ada ted toreceive the screws 12 by which the 00d is secured to the casing...

This plate carries a. series of electric lamps, 8, one lamp projecting therefrom into each of the compartments formed &y the partltionsand the casingv wall.

he lamps are provided with the usual electrical connection to an suitable and convenient source of electric energy, such as a battery carried by the vehicle for general purposes, and the terminals of these connections will, as usual, beprovided -with any suitable means for actuating any one of them independently of the others,

which device maybe located at, any point within easy accessibility of the driver of the vehicle.

It will be noted that when the indicator is the rear, as to the direction about tobe taken, and simultaneously the same notice will appear in the front, so that the traffic oflicer will receive thersignal at the same time as a .followinvehicle. 1

Having thus fu 1y described my inven-' tion, what I. claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is v v 1.-In a direction indicator for vehicles provided with a source of electrical energy, a rectangular casing, a removable vertical hood member adapted to form a closure for one end of the casing, a series of 'horizontal ar ition's formed within the casing, divids ing the interior thereof intoa plurality of com artments a plate interposed between he,, m er. an he. a le I, s d pl e ng r ghwngle i pp r end r s in an. e t p. p th case ends t-a l d lower end bearing against the un er side of platen formed with its upper messes said plate having its ends bent to engage the casing at one end and the hood at the other, electric lamps carried by the plate and projecting into the compartments, and transparencies in the front and rear of each compartment provided with direction indications on their inner faces which indications will be visible only when the lamp in the 20 compartment is illuminated.

In testimony whereof ll afix my signature.

DANIEL B. SPATZ. 

